as in extremely
to a great degree
all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
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Recent Examples of desperately
The irony isn’t lost—guests pay for the privilege of being in a room where, a century ago, people desperately wanted to get out.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
As the Heat desperately tries to snap its losing skid, the schedule doesn’t get any easier.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Officials desperately search for Sudiksha Konanki as disappearance marks one week
Riu Republica guest D'Lani Sweeney, who was staying at the resort Konanki disappeared from in the Dominican Republic, joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss the latest on search for the missing college student.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
McDonell brings a ton of experience — over 35 years — primarily along the offensive line, where USC desperately needs to make progress in development this offseason.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
As the Heat desperately tries to snap its losing skid, the schedule doesn’t get any easier.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Officials desperately search for Sudiksha Konanki as disappearance marks one week
Riu Republica guest D'Lani Sweeney, who was staying at the resort Konanki disappeared from in the Dominican Republic, joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss the latest on search for the missing college student.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
McDonell brings a ton of experience — over 35 years — primarily along the offensive line, where USC desperately needs to make progress in development this offseason.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desperately
Adverb
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There was a lot of extremely negative feedback and people would not hold back.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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His run at Gonzaga was extremely memorable and had NBA teams incredibly excited for his potential.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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In the movie, Nicholson plays a bank robber whose heist goes terribly wrong, leaving a trail of death and destruction behind.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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And, when Andreeva did just that and snagged the big title, no one who’s been following women’s tennis was terribly surprised.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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That goal against came as a direct result of Pontus Holmberg badly losing a puck battle in the defensive zone, too.—
Nick Ashbourne,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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For a second time, his side lost badly; liberals now held 80% of the seats in the Lower House.—
Christine Adams / Made by History,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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In an incredibly clumsy move to penetrate the Chinese market, Facebook secretly released apps in the country through shell corporations without authorization, but supposedly with the tacit approval of China’s internet regulator.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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Digital partners that enable end to end supplier integration can have an incredibly powerful impact on supply chain operations for all involved.—
Kate Vitasek,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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After narrowly surviving the very injured Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, 131-126, the Denver Nuggets are slated to square off against the lowly Washington Wizards on the second night of a back-to-back tilt.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Master's degrees in public service fields (think education and social work) tend to have very low or negative ROIs.—
Robert Farrington,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Real Madrid also considered bidding for Isak in the summer of 2022 but believed the price to be too steep.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Experts can be too confident in their abilities, and followers may be too unsure to say something.—
Ashley Thess,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Wildfires are always a concern in California, so Linne Colodo takes preventative measures.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Okay, so how do these prebiotic drinks stack up against diet sodas, which contain 0 grams of sugar?—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
18 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Michael Kors has really nailed the whole accessible luxury thing.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
17 Mar. 2025
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But combining data across domains with different standards is really tricky.—
Bradley Wade Bishop,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Desperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desperately. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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